I |
Relapsed/refractory AML patients |
54 (24–73) |
40 |
Escalating doses, 0.25 to 9 mg/m2 |
Single arm trial, GO administered as single agent |
ORR: 8/40 patients (20%) |
Sievers 1999 [3] |
II |
AML patients in first relapse |
61 (22–84) |
142 |
9 mg/m2, 2 doses recommended (max. 3 doses), with at least 14 days between 2 doses |
Single arm trial, GO administered as single agent |
ORR: 42/142 patients (30%), CR rate: 16%, CRp rate: 13% |
Sievers 2001 [4] |
II |
De novo AML in first relapse |
64 (22–80) |
57 |
Fractionated doses: 3 mg/m2 on days 1, 4 and 7 of the first course |
Single arm trial, GO administered as single agent in induction, followed by cytarabine-based consolidation |
ORR: 19/57 (33%), CR rate: 15/57 (26%), CRp: 4/57 (7%) |
Taksin 2007 [5] |
I/II |
De novo AML in first relapse |
60 (40–70) |
20 |
Fractionated doses: 3 mg/m2 on days 1, 4 and 7 of the first course |
Single arm trial, GO combined with DA (DA dosing finding) |
ORR: 13/20 patients (65%), CR rate: 11/20 patients (55%), CRp rate: 2/20 patients (10%) |
Farhat 2012 [6] |
III |
De novo/secondary AML |
50 (15–71) |
1113 |
3 mg/m2 on day 1 of course 1 +/− on day 1 of the course 3 |
Randomization at induction and at consolidation. Induction regimen (DA or ADE or FLAG-Ida) +/− GO. Consolidation regimen (MACE or MidAC or high-dose cytarabine) +/− GO |
GO- vs. no GO-arm: CR, 82% vs. 83%, OR: 1.04, 95% CI: 0.76–1.42, p = 0.8; 5-year OS, 43% vs. 41%, HR: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.79–1.08, p = 0.3; 5-year RFS: 39% vs. 35%, HR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.73–1.02, p = 0.09 |
Burnett 2011 [7] |
III |
De novo AML |
47 (18–60) |
595 |
6 mg/m2 on day 4; additional 3 doses of GO, 5 mg/m2 for patients in CR after consolidation |
Randomized trial, GO plus modified DA (daunorubicin, 45 mg/m2/d, day 1 to day 3; cytarabine, 100 mg/m2/d, day 1 to day 7) vs. standard DA (daunorubicin, 60 mg/m2/d, day 1 to day 3; cytarabine, 100 mg/m2/d, day 1 to day 7) |
DA + GO vs. DA alone: ORR: 76% vs. 74%, p = 0.36; CR rate: 69% vs. 70%, p = 0.59; 5-year RFS: 43% vs. 42%, p = 0.40; 5-year OS: 46% vs. 50%, p = 0.85 |
Petersdorf 2013 [8] |
III |
De novo/secondary AML and high-risk MDS |
67 (51–84) |
1115 |
3 mg/m2 on day 1 of the first course |
Randomized trial: DA or daunorubicin/clofarabine +/− GO |
GO- vs. no GO-arm: ORR: 70% vs. 68%, OR: 0.88, 95% CI: 0.68–1.13, p = 0.3; 3-year OS: 25% vs. 20%; HR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.76–1.00, p = 0.05; 3-year RFS: 21% vs. 16%, HR: 0.84, 95%CI: 0.71–0.99, p = 0.04 |
Burnett 2012 [9] |
III |
De novo AML patients with intermediate cytogenetic risk |
50 (18–60) |
238 |
6 mg/m2 on day 4 of the induction and on day 4 of the first consolidation course |
Randomized trial: intensive induction regimen (DA) +/− GO, consolidation (MidAC) +/− GO, +/− HSCT |
GO- vs. no-GO-arm: CR rate: 91.6% vs. 86.5%, p = NS; 3-year OS: 53% vs. 46%, p = NS; 3-year EFS: 51% vs. 33%, p = NS. In non HSCT recipients, GO vs. no GO-arm: 3-year EFS: 53.7% vs. 27%, p = 0.0308 |
Delaunay 2011 [10] |
III |
De novo AML |
62 (50–70) |
271 |
3 mg/m2 on days 1, 4, and 7 of induction and on day 1 of each of the subsequent two consolidation courses |
Randomized trial: DA +/− GO |
GO- vs. no-GO-arm: ORR: 81.5% vs. 73.5% (p = 0.15) (CR: 70.4% vs. 69.9%; CRp:11.1% vs. 3.7%); median EFS: 13.6 months vs. 8.5 months, HR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.49–0.89, p = 0.006; median OS: 27.5 months vs. 21.8 months, HR: 0.81, 95% CI: 0.60–1.09, p = 0.16 |
Castaigne 2012, Lambert 2019 [11][12] |
III |
De novo or secondary AML and high-risk MDS |
50 (0–81) |
788 |
3 mg/m2 vs. 6 mg/m2 on day 1 of induction |
Randomized trial: GO 3 vs. 6 mg/m2 + combined with ADE vs. DA |
GO 3 mg/m2 vs. 6 mg/m2: ORR: 89% vs. 86%, HR: 1.34, 95%CI:0.88–2.04, p = 0.17; (CR rate 82% vs. 76%, OR: 1.46, 95%CI: 1.04–2.06, p = 0.03); 4-year OS: 50% vs. 47%, HR: 1.10, 95% CI: 0.90–1.34, p = 0.3; 4-year RFS: 44% vs. 38%, HR: 1.11, 95% CI: 0.91–1.35, p = 0.3 |
Burnett 2016 [13] |
III |
De novo/secondary AML |
67 (60–75) |
472 |
3 mg/m2 for 2 doses, on days 1 and 15 of induction, 3 mg/m2 on the first day of consolidation |
Randomized trial: intensive chemotherapy (MICE induction) +/− GO |
GO vs. no-GO-arm: ORR: 45% vs. 49%; OR: 0.86, 95% CI, 0.6–1.23, p = 0.46; OS: HR: 1.20, 95% CI: 0.99–1.45, p = 0.07; RFS: HR: 1.08, 95% CI: 0.81–1.44, p = 0.61 |
Amadori 2013 [14] |
III |
De novo/secondary AML unfit for intensive chemotherapy |
77 (62–88) |
237 |
6 mg/m2 on day 1 and 3 mg/m2 on day 8, +/−2 mg/m2/month for up to 8 doses |
Randomized trial: GO alone vs. BSC |
GO- vs. BSC-arm: median OS: 4.9 months vs. 3.6 months, HR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.53–0.90, p = 0.005 |
Amadori 2016 [15] |
I |
Relapsed/refractory AML patients |
12 (1–16) |
29 |
Escalating doses, 6 to 9 mg/m2 |
Single arm trial, GO administered as single agent |
ORR: 8/29 patients (28%); CR rate: 14%; CRp rate: 14%) |
Arceci et al. 2005 [16] |
II |
Refractory de novo AML or newly diagnosed secondary AML |
11.5 (0.8–19.8) |
45 |
2 to 3 mg/m2 |
Non randomized multi-arm trial, GO + cytarabine + mitoxantrone (arm A) vs. GO+ cytarabine+ L-asparaginase (arm B) |
Arm A vs. arm B: ORR: 55% vs. 40%, p = NS; 1-year EFS: 55% vs. 21.8%, p = NS; 1-year OS: 64.6% vs. 45.0% p = NS |
Aplenc 2008 [17] |
II |
Newly diagnosed de novo AML |
9.5 (0.07–21.6) |
340 |
3 mg/m2 on day 6 of course 1 and day 7 of course 4 |
Single arm trial, GO combined with intensive chemotherapy |
CR rate: 83.1%; 3-year OS: 66%; 3-year EFS: 53% |
Cooper 2012 [18] |
III |
Newly diagnosed de novo AML |
9.7 (0–29) |
1022 |
3 mg/m2 on day 6 of induction course 1, and on day 7 of intensification course 2 |
Randomized trial, GO +/− standard chemotherapy |
GO- vs. no-GO arm: CR rate: 88.3% vs. 85.1, p = 0.15; 3-year EFS: 53.1% vs. 46.9%, HR: 0.83, 95% CI: 0.70–0.99, p = 0.04; 3-year OS: 69.4% vs. 65.4%; HR: 0.91, 95% CI: 0.74–1.13, p = 0.39 |
Gamis 2014 [19] |